Report: North Korea Has Become A World Leader In Hacking

NextGov: North Korea’s Hackers—Many Living Abroad—Have Nabbed It $650 Million

The North Korean government has rapidly become a world leader in hacking.

North Korea has gradually become a hacking superpower, and has earned a pretty penny in the process.

Agents acting on behalf of the ruling regime have stolen about $650 million through cyberattacks, according to research from Simon Choi, a consultant to South Korea’s CIA-esque National Intelligence Service. And that’s “just a portion” of their overall activity, he says, speaking to Patrick Winn of Public Radio International.

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WNU Editor: I suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg on what North Korea is doing in cyberspace.